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Haven't studied any of the material, but I have a background in computer technologies, not so much on the info systems part of it. Think I should just go and take it if I scored a 65 on a peterson practice test cold? I have plenty of other exams to study for, wouldn't want to waste time studying for one I don't need to, obviously don't want to fail either.
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I got a 75 on that test and I ended up killing the DSST. I'd take another practice test though just to be safe, but it's worth nothing that the next two are way harder. I only got a 59 on each.
I guess you might be fine as is. Its not a hard test.
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jackbanta Wrote:I got a 75 on that test and I ended up killing the DSST. I'd take another practice test though just to be safe, but it's worth nothing that the next two are way harder. I only got a 59 on each.
I guess you might be fine as is. Its not a hard test.
Thanks for the heads up, took the 2nd test got a 52. A pass is a pass, but that's cutting it close. I'll just study what I got wrong on both, maybe take the 3rd one, then take the test tomorrow.
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Principles of Mgmt - 55
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Ethics in America - 457
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Quote:A pass is a pass, but that's cutting it close.
It really might not be, though. I took those practice tests a day before the real thing and ended up with a 481 on the actual.
Not that I want to deter you from doing further study, its just that those Petersons are rough. You should check out the official DSST practice test at getcollegecredit.com. They're free in December with the promotional code REFER2011. I got a 40/50 on that one and it's much closer in difficulty to the actual exam. If you do well on that, then you should know that you're good to go.
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EXAMS/COURSES TAKEN: UB - Principles of Comm - C | UB - US History II - C | AS - Freshman Comp - C | CLEP Humanities - 70 | CLEP College Math - 66 | CLEP Bio - 70 | CLEP Psych - 74 | CLEP American Gov - 68 | CLEP Social Sciences - 73 | CLEP Microeconomics - 72 | CLEP Macroeconomics - 74 | CLEP Management - 72 | DSST Supervision - 457 | DSST HRM - 70 | DSST OB - 75 | ALEKS College Algebra - 78% | ALEKS Intro to Statistics - 71% | CSU Pueblo 311 MGMT - A | SL Accounting I - A | SL Accounting II - A | DSST Finance - 458 | DSST M&B - 63 | CLEP Intro Business Law - 71 | DSST Business Law II - 79 | CLEP Info Systems - 73 | DSST MIS - 481 | DSST Business Ethics - 458 | DSST Intro to Business - 461 | DSST Environment - 70 | CLEP Marketing - 71 | CLEP A&I - 73 | SL Sociology - 98% | SL Intro to Criminal Justice - 96% | SL Western Civ I - 92% | Excelsior BUS 495 - A
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jackbanta Wrote:It really might not be, though. I took those practice tests a day before the real thing and ended up with a 481 on the actual.
Not that I want to deter you from doing further study, its just that those Petersons are rough. You should check out the official DSST practice test at getcollegecredit.com. They're free in December with the promotional code REFER2011. I got a 40/50 on that one and it's much closer in difficulty to the actual exam. If you do well on that, then you should know that you're good to go.
Excellent, thanks a lot
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Just took it, got a 427. Probably would have done better if I went over the questions I marked for review, but I felt confident enough. Finished in 22 minutes.
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Good job. I always envy those who can get done with these tests quickly or take one near cold. I'm not that brave!
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EXAMS/COURSES TAKEN: UB - Principles of Comm - C | UB - US History II - C | AS - Freshman Comp - C | CLEP Humanities - 70 | CLEP College Math - 66 | CLEP Bio - 70 | CLEP Psych - 74 | CLEP American Gov - 68 | CLEP Social Sciences - 73 | CLEP Microeconomics - 72 | CLEP Macroeconomics - 74 | CLEP Management - 72 | DSST Supervision - 457 | DSST HRM - 70 | DSST OB - 75 | ALEKS College Algebra - 78% | ALEKS Intro to Statistics - 71% | CSU Pueblo 311 MGMT - A | SL Accounting I - A | SL Accounting II - A | DSST Finance - 458 | DSST M&B - 63 | CLEP Intro Business Law - 71 | DSST Business Law II - 79 | CLEP Info Systems - 73 | DSST MIS - 481 | DSST Business Ethics - 458 | DSST Intro to Business - 461 | DSST Environment - 70 | CLEP Marketing - 71 | CLEP A&I - 73 | SL Sociology - 98% | SL Intro to Criminal Justice - 96% | SL Western Civ I - 92% | Excelsior BUS 495 - A
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jackbanta Wrote:Good job. I always envy those who can get done with these tests quickly or take one near cold. I'm not that brave!
Thanks, this is the last one I'll be taking without flash card/textbook prep. The only reason I dared was my background in computers and studying for the Info Systems CLEP a year ago. Now I need to do World Religions, Ethics in America, Business Ethics, and Criminal Justice for UL credit at EC and I'm done testing.
CLEP 12 credits
IS and Computer Apps - 64
Principles of Mgmt - 55
Analyzing & Int Lit - 68
DSST 15 credits
Intro to Computing - 459
Mgmt Info Systems - 427
Ethics in America - 457
Business Ethics - 449
Here's to Your Health - 422
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